WELLINGTON NEWS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20095, 2 June 1914, Page 8

WELLINGTON NEWS.

(From oui-igivn Correspondent.) (Special to "Chronicle.") . * WELLINGTON, June 1. Liberals and Labour ar<? apparently going to unite in the attempt to defeat % th e Reform candidate in Hawke's Bay. Mr G. Spencer Clapham, the Labour candidate for HWke's Bay. at the last general election, informed a "Post" representative to-diay that he had no intention of offering his services to the ■electors this year. He had definitely decided to stand asoide with the object of leaving a clear field, for Mr McNab, ivho had been selected hy the Liberal party to contest the seat. Mr Campbell (who at present holds the seat) is a staunch li-eformer. and very popular. . Ihero is every indication that "he will a.u:>iu le returned with a substantial majority.

Aukv'-: the passengers who arrived from London by the Rotorun to-day were Cam-am C. 11. Mac Donald, of iho Royal Wia.rwicks.hire '.Regiment, and CapUiia Gibbon, of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, both of whom were accompanied by rheir wives and families. Captain MiicDonakl will succeed Lieut.-Colonel DVairJiwaito (who lias been appointed the Ciiier of the General Staff in succession . :tb C;floral 'H'eia;rd) .as G^rioi/al Staff Officer for the Auckland Military District. Captain Gibbon will replace Lieut.Colonel Co-chrane (who has gone to England) as Director of the Military Operations liK-ludod in th o passengers from London by the R.M.S. Itotorua. which m,r:vfd this morning, were 165 Government '* assisted' 'immigrants^ They comprisc<\'i iourteen far;n labourers, siccompsniod by their wives and families, 40 dome'!;ic. rsrvants and 101 separated relatives. Most.of the immigrants nro<'ocded to their' respective destinations to-day, and the- remaintleir wiil go to'Snorrow.